Fragile agency: the lived religion of human trafficking victims in East Nusa Tenggara Indonesia

This article aims to describe the role of religion in the experiences of human trafficking victims from the migrant labourer sector. The research conducted in East Nusa Tenggara-Indonesia in 2020 interviewed 19 participants consisting of victims and their families. Working as a migrant labourer is a...

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Published in:Practical theology
Main Author: Wetangterah, Liliya (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2023
In: Practical theology
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
KBM Asia
KDG Free church
NCC Social ethics
RA Practical theology
Further subjects:B migrant labourers
B Religion
B Alienation
B Human Trafficking
B Indonesia
B Grounded Theory
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Summary:This article aims to describe the role of religion in the experiences of human trafficking victims from the migrant labourer sector. The research conducted in East Nusa Tenggara-Indonesia in 2020 interviewed 19 participants consisting of victims and their families. Working as a migrant labourer is a consequence of poverty intersecting with religious meaning. Workers' limited agency is fragile due to exploitation and violence. Participants are commonly alienated from their families, themselves, and society. Religion plays a significant role in alienation because experience shapes religious meaning, and religious meaning mediates an individual's actions.
ISSN:1756-0748
Contains:Enthalten in: Practical theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2023.2221586